PETA protesters target Glasgow McDonald's over meat sales

Summarised from Glasgow Times's report · Updated 29 Oct, 13:15 · Archive

Animal rights campaigners staged a protest outside McDonald's in Glasgow to urge customers to choose vegan alternatives.

Animal rights campaigners from PETA gathered outside McDonald's on Sauchiehall Street in Glasgow to protest the sale of beef burgers. Activists held signs reading 'Face It: Meat Is Murder' and displayed a mock severed cow's head. The group distributed 'Think Before You Eat' leaflets to passers-by as part of their campaign.

PETA volunteer Pamela Waite, 29, told Glasgow Times the protesters aimed to challenge public attitudes towards the meat industry. She described beef burgers as being made from 'sentient individuals who feel pain, fear and stress, and who all have miserable lives and terrifying deaths in the abattoir'. Waite said the demonstration was intended to encourage customers to choose plant-based options available at McDonald's, noting that the McPlant burger 'is just as tasty and doesn't have any of the cruelty'.

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• Unusual scenes outside Glasgow McDonald’s as campaigners target dinersPETA campaigners staged an eye-catching protest outside McDonald’s on Glasgow’s Sauchiehall Street, urging customers to choose vegan alternatives.Glasgow Times · 29 Oct, 11:42

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